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Have a Ball
Punk · 1997 · 12 tracks

Have a Ball

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

July 29, 1997 · Fat Wreck Chords

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A high-speed, hilariously sincere celebration of pop history through a distorted lens.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Danny’s Song
2:10
02
Leaving on a Jet Plane
2:32
03
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
2:43
04
One Tin Soldier
2:01
05
Uptown Girl
2:22
06
I Am a Rock
2:04
07
Sweet Caroline
2:53
08
Seasons in the Sun
2:27
09
Fire and Rain
1:24
10
Nobody Does It Better
2:28
11
Mandy
2:27
12
Rocket Man
3:17
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the gentle acoustic intro of Danny's Song into a wall of distorted power chords.
The crowd-vocal 'ba-ba-ba' hook in Sweet Caroline delivered with aggressive punk precision.
The frantic, double-time drum fill that launches the final chorus of Rocket Man.
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